"I am not responsible for the Fulham statements.. I never speak about the transfers, the offers, anything made about the players, because we have so many talks in football that are never concluded.. It is always simple if you want to buy a player and the club doesn't agree: they say no so there is not a lot to talk about.."

"It is easier on the goalkeeper front because we are not short of numbers.. With central defenders we are short number-wise so we look at him and he's one of the defenders we look at.. But we are far from being close to signing him.."

Arsene Wenger juga memberikan petunjuk bahawa fans Arsenal mungkin akan menyambut kemungkinan dua pemain baru sebelum jendela perpindahan ditutup pada 1 September ini.. Namun ianya bergantung kepada peluang.. "It depends on the opportunities.. It is difficult for me to say 'I don't buy anybody any more' and it is difficult to say 'I will bring two or three more players' if I am not on the verge of signing anyone.."

"It has been unsettling.. It is a very sensitive subject which is difficult for me to talk about.. You can understand that he is unsettled by that situation but on the other hand, when you play at Arsenal, that's what you have to deal with.. You have to be strong enough to deal with that and I believe he is.."

"Jens Lehmann had to deal with that situation because at some stage I took him out of the team and played Almunia so competition is part of our world.. We have to accept that.. I understand completely that it is not always easy but it is our world.."